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Black Girl Magic is Back!
After weeks of singing, memorizing lines, practicing dance routines, and attending long rehearsals, the multi-talented cast members...
Synnika_Lofton
Mar 112 min read
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Mamma Mia! – Here We Go Again
It’s back! Mamma Mia! The fabulous, the funny, the smash hit, 25–year-old anniversary edition is back to Chrysler Hall!
Penny Neef
Mar 33 min read
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Downtown Norfolk Council Welcomes New Leadership to Selden Market and Marketing Teams
Byron Edwards Joins as Selden Market Manager Paul Stetson Rice Joins as Director of Marketing & Communications Norfolk, Va (January 22,...
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Feb 42 min read
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2025 Top 20 Under 20 Awards!
Hampton Roads Workforce Council has launched the 2025 Top 20 Under 20 Awards, which seeks to bring awareness to young movers and shakers...
Synnika_Lofton
Feb 31 min read
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1.3K GUESTS CELEBRATED MLK’S LEGACY AND THE POWER OF WORDS WITH THE URBAN LEAGUE OF HAMPTON ROADS
Words have the power to shape the narratives that define our beliefs and inspire action.
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Jan 214 min read
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Preview of TINA – The Tina Turner Musical!
The fascinating life and fantastic music of Tina Turner is coming to Chrysler Hall in Norfolk on January 7 through January 12!
Penny Neef
Jan 73 min read
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Merry Grinchmas from Me to You
"It’s that time of year again, when we run around shopping, wrapping, decorating, shopping, eating, shopping, socializing, shopping..."
Penny Neef
Dec 20, 20242 min read
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The Underground Performing Arts Collective Presents: A Soulful Christmas – A Groovy Musical Revue
The Underground Performing Arts Collective is excited to announce its highly anticipated holiday production, A Soulful Christmas: A...
Press Release
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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You Can't Just Ask Someone Why They are Seeing Mean Girls at Chrysler Hall
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Seven Venues. I was a ghost in high school. I floated through the halls, blindly, because I...
Penny Neef
Oct 20, 20243 min read
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Broadway in Norfolk Starts Off with the Epic Les Misérable
"One Day More" from Les Misérables. Photo by Matthew Murphy. Words by Penny Neef. Images as credited. The wildly popular and long running...
Penny Neef
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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Portsmouth Organization Honors Scholarship Recipients
On the morning of July 27, 2024, I entered Rivers Casino Portsmouth, and I approached several formally dressed women. They wore...
Synnika_Lofton
Aug 21, 20245 min read
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12th Annual Fuse Fest!
12th Annual Fuse Fest presented by Teens With A Purpose Saturday, August 3, 12:00pm - 7:00 pm Purpose Park - 801 Church Street, Norfolk,...
Press Release
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Chesapeake!
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Historical Village at the Dismal Swamp!
Press Release
Jun 25, 20241 min read
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It’s a Buggy World – Cirque du Soleil OVO
Words by Penny Neef. Images courtesy of Seven Venues. If you’ve never seen a Cirque du Soleil production, and I sincerely hope that you...
Penny Neef
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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The Z Theatre Announces 2024 Summer Camp Programs for Young Performers
The Z Theatre Announces 2024 Summer Camp Programs for Young Performers!
Press Release
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Poems for the People, Where Poetry Packs a Punch!
Poems for the People offers another performance @ The Muse Writer's Center, hosted by Synnika Lofton
C. J. Expression
Jun 10, 20242 min read
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ROŪGE Theater Presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch!
ROŪGE Theater revives this cult classic as part of their commitment to bring theater to everyday people in everyday places.
Press Release
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Tattoo for You?
Words courtesy of Haley Neef with a little help from her mom, Penny Neef. Images courtesy of the Virginia International Tattoo and Penny...
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Apr 21, 20243 min read
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Chicken and Biscuits: A Review
A Sunday afternoon presents an opportunity to reflect, think, renew, connect with a religious tradition, and check out a play!
Synnika_Lofton
Apr 20, 20248 min read
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Poetry + Basketball = "Swish! Nothing but Net!"
Words by Isabel Espinoza-Sanchez. Images courtesy of Synnika A. Lofton. Synnika A. Lofton’s poetry-based children’s book, “Swish! Nothing...
Spotlight News Hampton Roads
Mar 27, 20242 min read
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